#beernews — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #beernews, aggregated by home.social.
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Returning for the fifth year, #CalapooiaBrewing is hosting its #AlesForALS fundraiser and beer release event on Saturday, July 25, at its brewpub in Albany, Oregon, an event that’s part of the overall Ales for ALS program that raises funds to help fight Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).
https://www.thebrewsite.com/calapooia-brewing-hosts-ales-for-als-beer-release-and-fundraiser/
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Explore Tualatin Valley, the regional tourism and marketing organization representing Oregon’s Tualatin Valley near the Portland area, launched a new #beer series in collaboration with local breweries and taprooms featuring three beers inspired by the area’s hiking trails and nature preserves.
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#FullSailBrewing is one of Oregon’s oldest breweries, anchoring the beer scene in Hood River with a number of classic beers, including its Session Lager series, first introduced in 2005. Session was as much a marketing campaign as it was an easy-drinking lager, introduced in the iconic 11-ounce stubby bottles, designed to grab Pabst Blue Ribbon drinkers.
https://www.thebrewsite.com/full-sail-brewings-session-lager-turns-21-this-year/
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Right now in northwest Oregon’s Tualatin Valley, Tap Season is underway, celebrating the #beer and #cider of the region with the Tualatin Valley Ale Trail and a new collaboration beer from 15 of the local breweries, Ale-Paca IPA, available in select taprooms and in cans.
https://www.thebrewsite.com/tap-seasons-highlights-and-explores-oregons-tualatin-valley/
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For the first time ever, #DoubleMountainBrewery is releasing #beer and #cider in cans, expanding upon its refillable bottle program to align with customer expectations while still focusing on sustainability as a core tenet. The first beers in cans are Hop Lion IPA and Pilsner, and Dry Cider is the first cider. Hop Lion and Dry Cider are on shelves now.
https://www.thebrewsite.com/double-mountain-brewery-releases-beer-cider-in-cans-received/
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Portland’s #MigrationBrewing released its #beer release calendar for 2026, as it gets ready to celebrate its 16th anniversary this year. The company has ambitious plans to release over 100 beers this year; the posted calendar barely scratches the surface (though most will be small batch, draft-only beers).
https://www.thebrewsite.com/migration-brewing-2026-beer-calendar/
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#VonEbertBrewing revealed its #beer calendar for 2026, featuring plans to brew over two dozen beers in the new year, a number of which will be collaboration brews, and the brewery introduced a new year round beer to its core lineup—Reverse Math West Coast IPA.
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Colorado’s #LeftHandBrewing, best known for its line of canned nitro beers (particularly the Milk Stout beers), released its 2026 #beer lineup highlighting new beers for the new year, along with the seasonal schedule. The new releases include a rebranded Pilsner and two new nitro variants.
https://www.thebrewsite.com/left-hand-brewing-2026-beer-calendar/
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Portland’s #VonEbertBrewing is highlighting #DryJanuary with the release of new #NonAlcoholic sparkling hop waters, which are joining the company’s year-round lineup. These are part of a new series of non-beer products the brewery is developing for the new year.
https://www.thebrewsite.com/von-ebert-brewing-adds-non-alcoholic-sparkling-hop-water-to-its-lineup/
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Vermont’s #SwitchbackBrewing has been offering its Switchback N.A. for nearly a year, crafted with the #BrewVo system from Sustainable Beverage Technologies, and it has been successful enough that this month the brewery announced it was bringing BrewVo fully in-house.
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#PublicCoastBrewing out of Cannon Beach, Oregon, announced this week that it is bringing on a new Operations Manager to oversee brewing operations—Chad Kennedy, a distinguished figure in Oregon’s brewing scene. Kennedy was head brewer at Portland’s #LaurelwoodBrewing before leaving to help open #WorthyBrewing in Bend in 2012.
https://www.thebrewsite.com/public-coast-brewing-hires-chad-kennedy-as-operations-manager/
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Prestigious Chicago beer brewing school relocating to Montreal amid U.S. regulatory changes | CBC News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/montreal-brewing-school-moving-9.6990921 -
Shocking news, to say the least, as the Lincoln Chronicle reports that #RogueAles "abruptly closes its Newport operations and restaurants Friday; owes hundreds of thousands in rent and taxes.”
https://www.thebrewsite.com/rogue-ales-abruptly-ceases-operations-and-closes-all-its-locations/
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Oregon’s #PublicCoastBrewing released a new limited-edition pastry stout this month, inspired by the fluffernutter sandwich (that’s peanut butter and marshmallow) — Fluff N’ Good Stout. It’s brewed with peanut butter and freeze-dried marshmallows and is 9% alcohol by volume.
https://www.thebrewsite.com/public-coast-brewing-releases-fluff-n-good-stout/
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The #GreatAmericanBeerFestival concluded this weekend in Denver, and on Saturday the results of the #beer competition were announced. It’s a stiff competition; 1,555 breweries and ciders from all 50 states entered a total of 8,315 beers and ciders, so winning even 1 medal is a feat. Bend, Oregon's #UPPLiquids won 5!
https://www.thebrewsite.com/bends-upp-liquids-wins-big-at-gabf/
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A couple of years back, #LazyZRanchWines opened up in #CentralOregon, the region’s only meadery among a sea of breweries. This week, the new tasting room opened up, showcasing the company's meads and more.
https://www.thebrewsite.com/lazy-z-ranch-opens-its-new-mead-centric-tasting-room/
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Do you like #FreshHop beers? Of course you do! That’s why you should check out this new research project for science, in which you get to drink samples of fresh hop beers and participate in a survey to help figure out why they taste so good.
https://www.thebrewsite.com/drink-fresh-hop-beer-for-science/
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'Triple fff brewery's Alton's Pride named world's best bitter'
https://www.farnhamherald.com/news/triple-fff-brewerys-altons-pride-named-worlds-best-bitter-827982
'Triple fff Brewery is celebrating global recognition after its flagship beer, Alton’s Pride, was named World’s Best Bitter (under 4.5 percent) at the prestigious 2025 World Beer Awards.
In addition to this global accolade, Alton’s Pride also secured the title of UK’s Best Bitter, triumphing over some of the finest beers brewed across England.'
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#BaleBreakerBrewing is releasing its latest beer, a fresh interpretation of the company’s original Field 41 #PaleAle — Yakima Pale Ale. Reimagined as a lighter, crisper version of the original, this YPA as the brewery calls it has 4.2% alcohol by volume and 100 calories, while maintaining its hop character.
https://www.thebrewsite.com/bale-breaker-brewing-introduces-field-41-yakima-pale-ale-received/
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Summer beers from Cannon Beach’s #PublicCoastBrewing are out, one of which is a collab with Portland-based #SmithTeamaker. The four brews span the gamut of styles from hazy pale to fruit to sour, available in cans and on draft.
https://www.thebrewsite.com/four-new-summer-beers-from-public-coast-brewing/
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The Little Woody returns to #BendOregon on Labor Day weekend, August 29 and 30, and this year the wood- and barrel-aged #beer festival expands beyond just wood with tree-inspired beverages as well as adding stand-up comedy to the schedule.
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The third annual Best of the West Coast National #IPA Throwdown took place recently, a competition dedicated entirely to #WestCoastIPA organized by the #OregonBrewersGuild. The results were announced on August 1 at TopWire Hop Project, showcasing winning beer from seven states.
https://www.thebrewsite.com/best-of-the-west-coast-national-ipa-throwdown-winners/
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Westwood Farms is the new regenerative #HopFarm from Liz and John Coleman, located in Gervais, Oregon, with a core philosophy of meliorism—the belief that progress is possible through human effort.
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Oregon Homegrown is a new #beer collaboration project put together by #CelebrateOregonBeer. Two dozen breweries collaborated with nine hop farms, Indie Hops, and Wyeast Laboratories to craft a variety of beers featuring Strata hops. The beers will be available at a series of tap takeovers around the state, the first of which starts this Memorial Day weekend in Portland.
https://www.thebrewsite.com/oregon-homegrown-a-statewide-beer-collaboration-featuring-strata-hops/
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#UPPLiquids is the newest brewing venture from industry veteran Tonya Cornett, officially launching in #BendOregon this week in partnership with #ImmersionBrewing. Cornett joined Bend Brewing Company in 2002 and more recently was the R&D brewmaster at 10 Barrel Brewing before being unexpectedly laid off along with the rest of the innovation brewing team last September.
https://www.thebrewsite.com/upp-liquids-launches-in-bend-rebranding-immersion-brewing/
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Here's a roundup of some news and changes to the #BendOregon #beer scene that have been taking place this spring.
https://www.thebrewsite.com/changes-to-the-bend-beer-scene-spring-2025-edition/
